baron

1200–50; Middle English <Anglo-French, Old French <Late Latin barōn- (stemof barō) man <Germanic; sense “cut of beef” perhaps by analogy with the fanciful analysis of sirloin as “Sir Loin”

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH baron

barren, baron , baronet

Other definitions for baron (2 of 2)

Baron

[ ba-rawn ]

/ baˈrɔ̃ /

noun

Mi·chel

[mee-shel], /miˈʃɛl/, Michel Boyron, 1653–1729, French actor.

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How to use baron in a sentence

The Robber Nerds, like the Robber Barons, have given tons of money to charity.
Up To a Point: Robber Barons Make Way For Robber Nerds|P. J. O’Rourke|August 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Here he celebrates the heyday of Birmingham's minor league team, the Barons.
The Great Paul Hemphill Celebrates the Long Gone Birmingham Barons|Paul Hemphill|March 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
From that day on and for the next ten years Rickwood and the Barons became the core of my life.
The Great Paul Hemphill Celebrates the Long Gone Birmingham Barons|Paul Hemphill|March 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He fiddled with a baseball once signed by a great Birmingham Barons team of the past.
The Great Paul Hemphill Celebrates the Long Gone Birmingham Barons|Paul Hemphill|March 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In an astoundingly brief time, the Party of Lincoln became the Party of Robber Barons.
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Louis of France, at the invitation of the rebel English barons, crossed the channel with 680 sail, and landed at Sandwich.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
He had at once plunged74 himself in difficulties with his barons by his infatuation for Piers de Gaveston.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
The memorandum testifies to the strength of Bruce's hold on the country, and to the recalcitrance of Edward's barons.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
The dissensions between Edward and his barons appear to have induced Bruce to carry the war into the enemy's territory.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
He readily confirmed the ordinances, changed ministers, even retired Despenser—anything for the military help of his barons.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison

British Dictionary definitions for baron

baron

/ (ˈbærən) /

noun

a member of a specific rank of nobility, esp the lowest rank in the British Isles

(in Europe from the Middle Ages) originally any tenant-in-chief of a king or other overlord, who held land from his superior by honourable service; a land-holding nobleman

a powerful businessman or financiera press baron

English law (formerly) the title held by judges of the Court of Exchequer

short for baron of beef

Word Origin for baron

C12: from Old French, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German baro freeman, Old Norse berjask to fight

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